Zhao Bin, a Chinese business traveller (R), speaks to media after checking in for a flight to Pyongyang, North Korea, at Beijing airport on March 30, 2026. Air China restarted direct flights between Beijing and Pyongyang on Marach 30 after a six-year hiatus, another sign isolated North Korea is gradually opening up following the resumption of train services between the capitals. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)